If you want to use a capo then simply place it on the third fret and transpose this to D major. Enjoy Verse 1 F Bb F C Clear in the darkness a light shines in Bethlehem: F Bb F C Angels are singing, their sound fills the air. Dm Gm Bb F Wise men have journeyed to greet their Messiah; Dm Gm Bb C But only a mother and baby lie there. Chorus F Bb C F 'Ave Maria, Ave Maria': Dm Gm Bb C F Hear the soft lullaby the angel hosts sing. F Bb C F 'Ave Maria, Ave Maria, Dm Gm Bb C F Maiden, and mother of Jesus our King'. Verse 2 F Bb F C Where are his courtiers, and who are his people? F Bb F C Why does he bear neither sceptre nor crown? Dm Gm Bb F Shepherds his courtiers, the poor for his people, Dm Gm Bb C With peace as his sceptre and love for his crown. Verse 3 F Bb F C What though your treasures are not gold or incense? F Bb F C Lay them before him with hearts full of love. Dm Gm Bb F Praise to the Christ child, and praise to his mother Dm Gm Bb C Who bore us a Saviour by grace from above.
